The third Neselle story -Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Nineteen – Part OneNeselle: Alternate Histories

I did find it relieving that no monsters surrounded us. While I accepted that Jelnaya could hold her on in a fight, she did not present the comfort of providing the mass carnage that the elder men of our herd could perform. I however accepted that one did not need to face a monster to be threatened. As if a trapped rat, I looked for a method of escaping my predicament.

The third Neselle story -Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Eighteen – CompleteJelnaya: A Challenge Still Looms

The way Uncle Althery fumed the next morning I felt was cute. Even in the secluded back alley near the edge of the city, there had been a camera. Not only had others listened in, but our conversation had been recorded. Uncle Althery paced in his room as he complained about the commentary while the scene between him, Neselle, and me was played for public consumption.